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Ascolana-style stuffed olives

Ascolana-style stuffed olives

Marche · 4 servings · Prep 60 min · Cooking 15 min · Hard

Tender olives stuffed with meat, breaded and fried, a specialty of Ascoli Piceno.

Ingredients

  • Giant tender green olives in brine400 g
  • Beef100 g
  • Pork100 g
  • Chicken breast80 g
  • Dry white wine60 ml
  • Grated Parmigiano Reggiano40 g
  • Eggs150 g
  • Plain flour60 g
  • Breadcrumbs150 g
  • Groundnut oil for frying1000 ml
  • Nutmeg0.5 g
  • Fine salt3 g

Allergens

Gluten, Milk, Sulphites, Eggs
May contain traces of: Peanuts, Celery.

Method

  1. Cut the meat into pieces and brown in a pan for 10 minutes; deglaze with the wine and allow to evaporate.
  2. Finely mince the meat, then add the Parmigiano, 1 egg, nutmeg and salt.
  3. Stone the olives by cutting the flesh away from the pit in a continuous spiral.
  4. Wrap the olive spiral around a small ball of the stuffing to reconstruct its original shape.
  5. Coat the olives in the flour, then in the remaining beaten eggs, and finally in the breadcrumbs.
  6. Fry in oil at 170 °C for 3-4 minutes until golden brown.
  7. Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot.

Nutrition facts (estimate)

Per serving (245 g)Per 100 g
Energy3130 kJ / 748 kcal1276 kJ / 305 kcal
Protein29 g12 g
Carbohydrates41 g17 g
of which sugars0.9 g0.4 g
Fat50 g20 g
of which saturates10 g4.3 g
Fibre4.6 g1.9 g
Salt2.8 g1.1 g

AI estimates based on average CREA / USDA data: indicative only, not a substitute for medical or dietitian advice.

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